Science

• Monsoon is a seasonal shift in the direction of the prevailing winds of a region
• PAGASA means Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Anstronomical services administration
• Amihan or northeast monsoon usually occurs in the country during late october to march and affects the eastern part of our country
• Habagat or southwest monsoon brings heavy rain that affect the western part of our country
• Global warming refers to the gradual increase of the overall temperature of earths atmosphere
• The increase of greenhouse gasses is the primary cause for global warmig
• Greenhouse effect refers to the absorption of the suns energy to warm the earth
• ENSO means el nino southern oscillation
• enso is a significant climate phenomena because of its ability to alter or change the atmospheric circulation of the earth, there fore affecting temperature and precipitation
• el nino or the warm phase of enso refers to the warming of the ocean surfacein the eastern and central tropical pacific ocean
• La nina or the cold phase of enso refers to the climate patternt hat is characterized by the cooling of the ocean surface in the tropical west coast in south america or eastern tropical pacific ocean
• The neutral phase refers to trade winds that blow from east to west
• A tropical cyclone refers to the rapid rotating formed over tropical oceans
• Hurricane is a typeof tropical cyclone that forms over tropical or subtropical waters.
• Typhoon is a mature tropical cyclone that usually originates in the northwest pacific
• Weather satellite ground recieving station is used to monitor, observe, report and collect atmospheric data
• Weather surveillance radar is a device that is used to track typhoons and cloud masses at a distance of more or less 400km
• Rawinsonde is an electronic device used for measuring wind speed and direction
• PSWS means public storm warning system